Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Yoshida, John Foster Dulles, Dean Rusk, Ambassador William Sebald, and Others

THE 869 ARCHIVES AND CONFIDENTIAL *NATIONAL SERVICE** RECORDS to 267 Memorandum of Conversation September 2- September 3, 1951 SUBJECT: Call by Prime Minister Yoshida PARTICIPANTS: The Secreary Ambassador John Foster Dulles Mr. Dean Rusk Ambassador Sebald Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida Kumao Nishimura Akira Matsui Ryuji Takeuchi COPIES TO: The Secretary Ambassador Dulles Mr. Rusk Mr. U. A. Johnson Mr. Sebald Mr. O'Sullivan After the usual preliminaries, the Secretary said that he had several matters to which he wished to invite the attention of Mr. Yoshida, in order that the latter might have a clear understanding of our thinking regarding the essential nature of the conference. The underlying concept of the conference will be in accor dance with the terms of the invitation which is for the conclusion and signature of the Treaty of Peace. In consequence, it would be fatal to allow any changes whatsoever to be made in the text of the August 13 draft, as to do so would reopen all the issues previously settled by lengthy negotiations. The result would be that no treaty would become possible. The Secretary stressed the need for the Japanese to assist in their approaches to other delegations which might be wavering regarding the signature and specifically mentioned Indonesia, Philippines, Associated States, and Pakistan. He hoped that in arranging for meetings between the Japanese delegation and other delegations, particularly Asiatic, the Prime Minister would overlook protocol and make the approaches. The DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E) CONFIDENTIAL D.p. of State letter, 5-12-26 By NLT- HC NARS Date 6.30.76